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The first phase of the night tourism project ensuring illumination of the walled city in Rajasthan has been completed and was launched late on Friday night by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, an official said on Saturday. This phase covers Chaura Rasta, Tripolia Gate and New Gate in the city, while work in the remaining areas …

It appears that for some Shashi Tharoor’s otherwise flawless English-language is a bit too tough to understand. Unfortunately, a failure in comprehending Tharoor’s words landed the Congress MP in a bizarre situation at Jaipur. Tharoor, who is in Jaipur for the Jaipur Literature Festival, was waiting for his sister at the airport who was arriving …

Arterial roads were blocked, shops vandalised and bike rallies taken out on Thursday as protests against “Padmaavat” continued in parts of Rajasthan, where theatre owners refused to screen the film in view of the law and order situation. The Rajput Karni Sena said it had taken out a bike rally in Jaipur and in other …

A pall of gloom descended on the entire Swarupgunj village under the Chanchal police station here, as the body of a local man, Saker Ali, who was found dead in Rajasthan, arrived here today. A sense of fear also stalked the villagers, with parents of men working in the state of Rajasthan saying they would call …

Hot on the heels of the ‘lovejihad’ murder in Rajasthan, the body of another labourer hailing from Chanchal in Malda district was found in his rented room at the Narikana area under the Shastrinagar police station in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. Saker Ali, 32, had been living in Jaipur for the past four years with …

Five members of a family were killed on Saturday in a major fire that gutted their house in Jaipur in Rajasthan, police said. The owner of the house, Sanjeev Garg and his wife were in Agra in Uttar Pradesh when the blaze occurred. Initially there was confusion over the cause of the fire in Sector …

A 54-year-old Dutch tourist died today after he jumped off a moving train in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district after realising that he had boarded a wrong train, police said. Erik Johannes from the Netherlands and his friend from Britain jumped off the moving New Delhi-bound Jan Shatabdi Express soon after it left the platform after …

Ace designer Raghavendra Rathore will be opening a design school for aspiring talent here in August 2018. Jewellery house Amrapali has invested in The Gurukul School of Design. “It is a natural progression for Amrapali to support exciting endeavours that will redefine the idea of good design, generate good talent that has the potential to …

Basking in the glory of Rajput history, the iconic Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur has always remained a favourite among the tourists. Built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1734 the fort overlooks the pink city. And now, it is also home to a sculpture park. First of its kind in the country, the Sculpture …

Hollywood couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who are in India with their children Dylan Michael and Carys Zeta on a family vacation, roamed around the streets here and got excited looking at the hustle-bustle in the city. Zeta-Jones, 48, shared a video on Instagram on Friday in which she looked excited while observing the …

Additional forces were deployed in some villages of Rajasthan on Wednesday to maintain the peace after the demolition of a temple built on encroached land led to tension. Incidents of stone pelting were reported from different villages of Rajsamand district after a tussle broke out between the administration and villagers of Tarsingda. On Tuesday night, …

Celebrities like Mira Nair, Javed Akhtar and Vishal Bhardwaj are all geared up to attend the 11th edition of ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival which will take place from January 25-29 next year. Being held at the Diggi Palace here, the festival which is an amalgamation of not just literature but the arts as well, will …

Two government school teachers in Jaipur have been suspended after the question paper framed for the Class 10 half-yearly exams, that included a section on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was found replete with errors. Speaking to IANS, Ratan Singh Yadav, District Education Officer, said the teachers who framed the question paper have been suspended with …

Rallies and processions in Jaipur city cannot be taken out on working days during peak hours, the Rajasthan High Court ruled on Saturday. However, the court exempted religious processions as they are generally taken out during public holidays. The court order — barring rallies in the city from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from …

The controversy surrounding ‘Padmavati’ took a tragic turn on Friday as a man from Rajasthan allegedly committed suicide to protest against the period drama which many believe disrespects queen Padmavati of Chittor, revered and worshipped as a goddess by many in the state. The man hung himself from a tower at the Nahargarh Fort which overlooks …

Across eight major cities in India, Jaipur emerged as the most expensive three-day break destination for December at Rs. 45,351 while Pune was the cheapest at Rs. 34,704, a survey said on Thursday. The study, which compared the cost of a three-day break for December in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune and …

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat would be on a three-day visit to Jaipur from November 3. RSS spokesperson Mahendra Singhal said Bhagwat will attend a training programme of RSS volunteers on November 3 and 4 at Keshav Vidhyapith in Jamdoli near. He is to address a public meeting on November 5.